Rivals on the basketball court, half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty) face off in Season 1 of this teen drama series. When Lucas transfers to Nathan`s basketball team, the boys must accept that they have the same father, who abandoned Lucas and his mom and gave Nathan everything. Tensions rise as Nathan`s girlfriend (Hilarie Burton) gets closer to Lucas and Nathan pursues Lucas`s friend (Bethany Joie Lenz).